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AP – May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger
Report in AP on May Day protests across the world, focusing on France, where workers continue to resist President Macron’s new pension law. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Finance
Ben Wray – May Day: Labour and Platform Capital in Europe
For International Workers Day, Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray finds that digital labour platforms are responding to the inflation crisis by finding new algorithmic means to ratchet up the rate of exploitation, but platform […]
Climate Crisis
Teresa Anderson: To Solve the Climate Crisis, It’s Time to Talk About Canceling Debt
Extortionate debt forces nations to pursue climate-unfriendly policies in the hope of repaying loans. Until the next crisis strikes. Cross-posted from Common Dreams As climate activists, we are used to banging our heads against brick […]
Economics
Joan Torrent-Sellens: Artificial intelligence and market power: a dangerous alliance for jobs (and democracy)
There are signs that highly concentrated economic power in an age of AI is leading to destructive social outcomes Joan Torrent-Sellens is professor of economics and business studies at UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. […]
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Khalida Jarrar: In Israel and Palestine, a New Wave of Repression Meets an Upsurge in Resistance
Tension is mounting as Israeli state repression and settler violence are being matched by an upsurge in Palestinian resistance. Palestinian liberation movement leader Khalida Jarrar says the situation is reaching a breaking point. In Jacobin. […]
EU politics
Lily Lynch: Đukanović’s Defeat
Analysis of Montenegro’s 2 April election result, where a dynasty came to an end. Read the article HERE.
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Hilal Khashan: Why Sudan matters
The country’s descent into full-scale war would have implications far beyond its borders. Hilal Khashan is a Professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. He is a respected author and analyst of […]
Economics
Davi Martins: For a World Without Hunger, We Need Food Sovereignty
While the world experiences a major hunger crisis, the 20 largest food corporations returned $53.5 billion to their shareholders in the past two years. Davi Martins is senior campaign strategist for biodiversity at Greenpeace International. […]
Environment
Jonne Silonsaari, Gemma Simón i Mas, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Marco te Brömmelstroet: Return of the child-friendly city? How social movements are changing European urban areas
Bike demonstrations which occupy the streets for child-friendly cities have sprung across Europe, and are achieving results Jonne Silonsaari is a Doctoral Researcher in Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam. Gemma Simón i Mas […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – Benedikt Hopmann: Germany’s restrictions on the right to strike have their roots in the Nazi-era
Benedikt Hopmann is the lawyer for three Gorillas app-based grocery delivery workers in Berlin, who were fired in 2021 after participating in a wildcat strike. On Tuesday [25 April], the workers challenged their dismissal on […]